FM Preview: Reading v Norwich City 10 Nov 2012

Last updated : 09 November 2012

Norwich City face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was was two seasons ago, in November 2010, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season

Date

Team

Result

Team

Comp

2010/2011

Sat 12 Feb

Norwich City

2 - 1

Reading

Championship

2010/2011

Sat 13 Nov

Reading

3-3

Norwich City

Championship

2008/2009

Mon 27 Apr

Norwich City

0 - 2

Reading

Championship

2008/2009

Sat 13 Dec

Reading

2 - 0

Norwich City

Championship

2005/2006

Tue 31 Jan

Reading

4 - 0

Norwich City

Championship

2005/2006

Sat 24 Sep

Norwich City

0 - 1

Reading

Championship

2003/2004

Mon 12 Apr

Reading

0 - 1

Norwich City

League Division One

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Reading have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Royals have scored 15, a worringly large 18 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Norwich City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Canaries have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Reading are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 5 points from their 9 games thus far.

Norwich City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 10 matches.

Current overall team form

Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

P

Reading

6

0

4

2

13

16

4

Norwich City

6

3

1

2

8

11

10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Canaries out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Reading. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team

Sequences

Reading

Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.Not won in the 6 most recent games.

Norwich City

Not won in previous 7 away matches.5 games since last defeat.

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